Callus (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The constant use of the shovel had callused the farmer's hands over time.
- Playing the violin for hours a day had callused the musician's fingers.
- Years of dancing in pointe shoes had callused the ballerina's toes.
- Hiking long distances in ill-fitting boots had callused the adventurer's heels.
- Working with rough construction materials had callused the mason's palms.
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Meaning 2
Form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Her hands began to callus from all the gardening she had been doing over the summer.
- The new shoes caused his foot to calluse and eventually crack in several places.
- Months of walking barefoot allowed the soles of his feet to callus naturally.
- Years of heavy manual labor had caused his palms to callus and lose all sensation.
- The tips of his fingers callused from constant plucking of the guitar strings.